Central Line Related Blood stream Infection (CLR-BSI): Difference between revisions

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*Note:  These 3 symptoms should not have any other recognized cause.
*Note:  These 3 symptoms should not have any other recognized cause.
     '''and'''
     '''and'''
* Common skin commensal ( e.g.  diphtheriods, Bacillus sp., Propionibacterium sp., coagulase-negative staphylococci, or micrococci) is cultured from '''two or more''' blood cultures drawn on separate occasions.
* [[#Common skin commensal|Common skin commensal]] ( e.g.  diphtheriods, Bacillus sp., Propionibacterium sp., coagulase-negative staphylococci, or micrococci) is cultured from '''two or more''' blood cultures drawn on separate occasions.


===Special considerations for the above criteria===
===Special considerations for the above criteria===